State of Florida

Education and Training Specialist

State of Florida

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Tallahassee • Florida • United States

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Salary

💰 $34,760 per year

About the role

  • Design, deliver, evaluate, and refine training and educational programs for criminal justice personnel.
  • Ensure that employees have up-to-date knowledge, comply with policy, law, regulations, and perform safely and effectively.
  • Analyze learning needs, develop curricula, assess program effectiveness, and continuously improve training process.
  • Conduct research to identify training needs, via surveys, interviews, performance data, incident reports, policy, or legislative changes.
  • Scan best practices, evidence-based models, legal requirements (statutes, accreditation standards) to inform training content.
  • Analyze gaps between current skills/knowledge and required competencies.
  • Design and develop curricula (course outlines, learning objectives, lesson plans, materials) for various formats, e.g., classrooms, online, blended, scenario based.
  • Select or develop training aids: multimedia, simulations, role-based, and case studies.
  • Ensure content aligns with adult learning principles and different learning styles.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts (SMEs) – e.g., directors, regional administrators, section supervisors, legal advisors, and policy and compliance staff to ensure accuracy.
  • Deliver training sessions in person, virtually, or in hybrid formats.
  • Facilitate workshops, seminars, rollouts of new policy, procedure directive, and refresher courses.
  • Adapt delivery methods for different audiences, e.g., new hires, management and supervisory staff, different section staff, field staff, central office staff, etc.
  • Monitor participant engagement, respond to questions, provide coaching or remedial instruction as needed.
  • Develop metrics and methods to assess effectiveness of training (pre/post test, surveys, observation, feedback).
  • Analyze outcomes: changes in knowledge, behavior, compliance, incident reduction, or performance improvements.
  • Review curriculum regularly to ensure relevance, accuracy, compliance with policy, procedure directive(s), laws, and regulations.
  • Report evaluation finding to leadership; recommend improvements.
  • Conduct audits of training records, ensure documentation, certification, compliance with internal and external standards.
  • Analyze training processes, workflows, scheduling, resource allocation, instructor assignments, delivery platforms for effectiveness and efficiency.
  • Propose and lead process improvement: e-learning adoption, standardization of training modules, streamlined evaluation tools, cost savings.
  • Assist in the development or revision of policies and procedures related to training, education standards, education and certification requirements.

Requirements

  • High school diploma.
  • Strong program facilitation and presentation skills, and the ability to present complex skills and/or concepts to large groups with varying age ranges.
  • Knowledge of adult learning theory, instructional design, assessment/evaluation methods.
  • Strong communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability analyze data, interpret findings, and make recommendations.
  • Ability to take initiative and problem solve.
  • Ability to work independently.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
  • Familiarity with criminal justice systems.
  • Skilled in using training technologies: Learning Management Systems (LMS), virtual classrooms, multimedia tools.
  • Collaboration skills – the ability to work with diverse stakeholders (employees in operations, leadership, administration, legal, policy, and other partners and government agencies).
  • Organizational skills: planning, scheduling, managing multiple projects when working alone or for others.
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to develop new methods and techniques of training and evaluation.
  • Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and laws.
  • Experience teaching or training students and/or adults (preferred).
  • Experience developing curriculum and/or training materials (preferred).
  • Experience using presentation software (e.g., PowerPoint) (preferred).
Benefits
  • State Group Health Insurance Coverage through CHP and Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
  • Various plans for dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options are available.
  • Annual and Sick Leave benefits.
  • Ten paid holidays each year.
  • One Personal Holiday each year.
  • $25,000 Life Insurance Policy (paid 100% by employer).
  • Retirement plans that include employer contributions.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Tuition waivers to attend State of Florida colleges and universities for up to six credit hours per semester.
  • Seven paid weeks of Maternity Leave, plus two paid weeks of Care and Bonding Leave.
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